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| Welcome to **Test Alliance Please Ignore**! You've just joined a massive gaming community. Whether you're new to EVE or just new to **TEST**, there is a lot of information to take in. Please be patient, take things slow, and don't hesitate to ask for help. Especially when doing something for the first time. | Welcome to **Test Alliance Please Ignore**! You've just joined a massive gaming community. Whether you're new to EVE or just new to **TEST**, there is a lot of information to take in. Please be patient, take things slow, and don't hesitate to ask for help. Especially when doing something for the first time. | ||
| - | **Test Alliance Please Ignore** is a sovereignty-holding nullsec alliance. There are plenty of things to do in our space that aren't PVP, but there is an expectation that you will make some effort to defend your home and help **TEST** achieve its goals by going on some (not all) fleets. Whether you choose to participate in large fleets or not, you are going to die -- a lot -- and that's okay. | + | **Test Alliance Please Ignore** is a nullsec pvp-focused alliance. There are plenty of things to do in our space that aren't PVP, but there is an expectation that you will make some effort to defend your home and help **TEST** achieve its goals by going on some (not all) fleets. Whether you choose to participate in large fleets or not, you are going to die -- a lot -- and that's okay. |
| This checklist will guide you through moving to the current alliance staging system (where most of us are located), joining chat channels, unfucking your overview, traveling to our space, setting up alliance services, training into ships we need, getting free stuff, going on fleets, and making some ISK. Holy shit, that's a lot. | This checklist will guide you through moving to the current alliance staging system (where most of us are located), joining chat channels, unfucking your overview, traveling to our space, setting up alliance services, training into ships we need, getting free stuff, going on fleets, and making some ISK. Holy shit, that's a lot. | ||
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| =====Welcome Video===== | =====Welcome Video===== | ||
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| + | ===== WinterCo Member Information (Required) ===== | ||
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| + | TEST Alliance is a member of Winter Coalition. [[:winterco|Please follow the steps outlined in this resource to gain access to coalition services.]] | ||
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| ===== TEST IT Services ===== | ===== TEST IT Services ===== | ||
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| <div centeralign>**[[https://forum.pleaseignore.com|Forum access using Auth]]** (Required)</div> </div> </div> | <div centeralign>**[[https://forum.pleaseignore.com|Forum access using Auth]]** (Required)</div> </div> </div> | ||
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| + | === Coalition Services === | ||
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| + | Test has often found itself in a coalition of alliances, and often times setting up additional services to interact with other alliances is necessary. Check with mentors or leadership for information on setting up coalition services. | ||
| + | <div centeralign>**Current coalition wiki:** **[[winterco:start|WinterCo]]** (Required)</div></div> | ||
| =====What you need to read (Required)===== | =====What you need to read (Required)===== | ||
| *Read the [[diplo:bylaws|]] | *Read the [[diplo:bylaws|]] | ||
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| We use chat channels to separate different types of discussion. Pretty standard Internet stuff, really. These in-game channels should be enough to get you started while you're waiting for alliance services to activate. | We use chat channels to separate different types of discussion. Pretty standard Internet stuff, really. These in-game channels should be enough to get you started while you're waiting for alliance services to activate. | ||
| - | *''DeeDeeReddit'' - a troll-free help channel found in game, on Discord, and on Mumble. If you have questions, please ask. | + | *''DeeDeeReddit'' - a troll-free help channel found in game and on Mumble. If you have questions, please ask. |
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| + | *''#shobon-helpdesk'' - the equivalent of DeeDeeReddit, but on Discord. | ||
| *''Test_Free'' - the in game channel for our [[training:test_free]] charity service. Test Free offers a selection of skill books, fully fit spaceships, and occasionally other items in our staging system. | *''Test_Free'' - the in game channel for our [[training:test_free]] charity service. Test Free offers a selection of skill books, fully fit spaceships, and occasionally other items in our staging system. | ||
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| The default overview is good enough for high security space where a pilot's security status matters, but the rules of engagement in nullsec are usually based on standings. You need to configure your overview to prioritize displaying standings over security status so you don't accidentally shoot allies. The easiest way to do this is to load an overview pack. | The default overview is good enough for high security space where a pilot's security status matters, but the rules of engagement in nullsec are usually based on standings. You need to configure your overview to prioritize displaying standings over security status so you don't accidentally shoot allies. The easiest way to do this is to load an overview pack. | ||
| - | *Join the in-game channel ''UBL-OVERVIEW'', ''Z-S Overview'', or ''SaraShawa-Overview''; and follow the instructions in the channel MOTD.<color #ed1c24>**(DO NOT ENTER TEST ALLIANCE SPACE UNTIL YOU DO THIS**)</color> | + | *Join the in-game channel ''Z-S Overview'', or ''SaraShawa-Overview''; and follow the instructions in the channel MOTD.<color #ed1c24>**(DO NOT ENTER TEST ALLIANCE SPACE UNTIL YOU DO THIS**)</color> |
| *For a more detailed explanation of what this does, and why, read [[training:game_mechanics:overview]]. Understanding how the overview works so you can create your own customized presets is one of the most powerful things you can learn in the game. | *For a more detailed explanation of what this does, and why, read [[training:game_mechanics:overview]]. Understanding how the overview works so you can create your own customized presets is one of the most powerful things you can learn in the game. | ||
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| - | *If you have not visited alliance forum, feel free to visit UBL's Overview page [[https://forum.pleaseignore.com/topic/100030-ubls-unfucked-188/|here.]] | + | |
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| * Here are some additional things you may want to do to make your life easier: [[training:new_member_guide:additional_overview_settings|More Settings]] | * Here are some additional things you may want to do to make your life easier: [[training:new_member_guide:additional_overview_settings|More Settings]] | ||
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| ***TEST Freighters Please Ignore** will move items between high security space and TEST space along predefined shipping routes for a reasonable price. (contracts to or from unapproved locations may not be fulfilled) | ***TEST Freighters Please Ignore** will move items between high security space and TEST space along predefined shipping routes for a reasonable price. (contracts to or from unapproved locations may not be fulfilled) | ||
| - | *See [[services:freight]] for our current freight routes and detailed instructions. | + | *See [[divisions:freight:start]] for our current freight routes and detailed instructions. |
| ***STRONGLY ENCOURAGED** not to gate expensive stuff down from highsec, especially in [[http://evemaps.dotlan.net/map/Catch/UX3-N2 | this constellation]] unless you know what you are doing. | ***STRONGLY ENCOURAGED** not to gate expensive stuff down from highsec, especially in [[http://evemaps.dotlan.net/map/Catch/UX3-N2 | this constellation]] unless you know what you are doing. | ||
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| *[[eve:industry:mining:start|Mining]] is not quite as taboo as it once was. While it doesn't offer great ISK per hour compared to other professions without large skill and ISK investments, it benefits from safety in numbers. Locally sourced minerals also help keep our freighter pilots off suicide watch. | *[[eve:industry:mining:start|Mining]] is not quite as taboo as it once was. While it doesn't offer great ISK per hour compared to other professions without large skill and ISK investments, it benefits from safety in numbers. Locally sourced minerals also help keep our freighter pilots off suicide watch. | ||
| - | *[[diplo:marketguide|Market importing]] requires having some ISK to invest, but the enterprising capsuleer can risk investing in useful items to grow their wealth. | + | *[[diplo:bylaws:market_policy|Market importing]] requires having some ISK to invest, but the enterprising capsuleer can risk investing in useful items to grow their wealth. |
| - | Just please be sure to respect our [[https://forum.pleaseignore.com/topic/92795-diplomatic-agreements/?tab=comments#comment-1285956|diplomatic agreements]] while you are out raking in the space bucks. | + | Just please be sure to respect our [[https://forum.pleaseignore.com/topic/110175-diplomatic-agreements-v2/|diplomatic agreements]] while you are out raking in the space bucks. |
| =====Next Steps===== | =====Next Steps===== | ||
| *Read the [[training:standing_orders]] | *Read the [[training:standing_orders]] | ||
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